Either the Warriors' five-game winning streak or Phoenix's seven-game run was going to get snapped Wednesday night. Unfortunately for the Warriors, their streak went bust.

Golden State's resurgent offense went dry in the final minutes against the Suns, resulting in a 118-110 loss at the Arena in Oakland. And what smarted most, players said, was that they had a chance to defeat the high-scoring Suns.

The Warriors simply couldn't score down the stretch.

Back-to-back layups by Mike Dunleavy and Baron Davis gave Golden State its first lead of the fourth quarter, 104-103, with 3:12 to play, but that was about it for the Warriors' offense.

While Golden State missed three 3s and a tip-in, the Suns scored 15 points in the final three minutes and grabbed eight rebounds -- three on one possession. By the time Jason Richardson hit a 3-pointer with 42 seconds remaining to pull within six, it was too little, too late.

"We got the crowd going, and we didn't take care of business," coach Mike Montgomery said. "And in this league, that's the name of the game."

The loss in front of 17,389 fans at the Arena in Oakland was Golden State's first since Thanksgiving and Phoenix's eighth win in a row.

The night started well for the Warriors, especially Baron Davis, who received a huge surprise when his grandmother, Lela Nicholson, was introduced before the game.

Nicholson, who raised Davis, had secretly flown from Los Angeles to watch her grandson play as a Warrior for the first time. She sat courtside next to owner Chris Cohan, and both had to like what they saw initially.

Derek Fisher put the Warriors on the board with a turnaround jumper, Richardson netted a fastbreak layup, and Mike Dunleavy completed a three-point play for a 7-3 advantage.

The problem with playing Phoenix, though, is that the Suns can score a dozen points in a flash. Phoenix closed the quarter on a 12-5 run and took a 33-28 lead into the second quarter.

Though the Warriors rode Davis and Richardson to retake a seven-point edge in the second quarter, the Suns made it look easy with a 16-4 run to start the third to post their biggest lead of the game, 81-71.

Montgomery theorized that Phoenix might be even harder to guard without injured center Amare Stoudemire; whereas the Suns once used pick-and-rolls to feed Stoudemire for dunks, they weren't nearly as predictable without him in the lane.

Montgomery was right. Nash led the Suns with 28 points, and Phoenix spread the scoring with five players in double digits. Shawn Marion had 27, Raja Bell had 19, Kurt Thomas 16 and Boris Diaw 10.

It didn't help that Montgomery, who expected to make adjustments throughout the game to match's Phoenix's small-ball ways, was forced to tweak his starting rotation before the game began.

Forward Troy Murphy was sent home with the flu, so Montgomery inserted Fisher into the starting lineup. Without Murphy, the Warriors had trouble clearing the boards, as Phoenix grabbed 16 offensive rebounds.

None was bigger than Jimmy Jackson's with 8:35 to play. The Warriors had rallied to within 97-95 on four straight points by Zarko Cabarkapa. But after Marion air-balled a jumper, the rebound went right through Andris Biedrins' hands and Jackson scooped up the loose ball for a layup and four-point lead.

The Warriors similarly came up empty in their attempt at a comeback. Davis finished with 28 points, 21 coming in nearly every manner in the opening half. He hit 3s, dunked, backed in guards for lay-ups, and struggled only from the free-throw line, where he went 2-for-5 in the half.